January2025
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Czech Republic reopens Damascus embassy to help US
Jan 4, 2025The Czech Republic, whose embassy has represented the United States in Syria since 2012, has reopened its mission after closing it last month following a coup that toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The Czech Republic has... -
High drama as standoff prevents South Korean leader’s arrest
Jan 4, 2025As detectives attempted to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, they were greeted by a wall of armed guards inside South Korea’s presidential compound and fervent right-wing fans outside. After imposing martial law, which parliament quickly... -
Ethiopia backs new peacekeeping force in Somalia
Jan 4, 2025Ethiopia said Friday that it will work with a new African Union force that is scheduled to deploy later this month to combat Islamist Al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia. Following the signing of a maritime agreement between... -
Blinken to visit South Korea with eye on political crisis
Jan 4, 2025US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit South Korea for talks next week, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday, with the country mired in political turmoil as its impeached president resists arrest. South Korea is a... -
Vietnam’s capital blanketed by toxic smog
Jan 4, 2025Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, topped a list of the most polluted major cities in the world on Friday as thick smog covered the city, obscuring buildings and strangling nine million citizens with hazardous air. Although... -
Kim Jong Un’s sister seen with children in state media images
Jan 4, 2025On Friday, South Korea’s spy service announced that it was examining rare state media footage that showed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister with two children, claiming that the children might be hers. Kim... -
Germany wants to help Syria become ‘functioning state’
Jan 4, 2025Germany’s foreign minister stated Friday that the country wants to assist Syria in becoming “a functioning state with full control over its territory” before traveling to Damascus. Ahmed al-Sharaa, who led Islamist rebels in overthrowing Syria’s... -
Thai PM declares millions in watches and bags among $400mn assets
Jan 4, 2025Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra declared more than $400 million in assets on Friday, her party said, including more than 200 designer handbags worth over $2 million and at least 75 luxury watches valued at almost... -
BTCL to add metrorail payment with its ‘Alaap Pay’
Jan 4, 2025Metrorail and other utility payments will be integrated with the state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited’s (BTCL) “Alaap Pay” wallet. In order to give its customers access to a variety of utility payment options through a single... -
Judge to sentence Trump before inauguration in hush money case
Jan 4, 2025President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case was heard by a New York judge on Friday. The judge stated he was not inclined to impose jail time and set sentencing for 10 days prior to Trump’s January...
